Book-sewing bench.



No. 756,256. PATENT E15 A'iR; "'5", 1904." H. s. MAQGREGOR, 11501). R JMAOGREGOR LDMINISTRATRIX BOOK/SEWING, BENCH. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2,1904.

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' UNITED STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROSE J MAGGREGOR, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO, ADMINISTRATRIX OF HENRY S.MAOGREGOR, DECEASED.

BOOK-SEWING BENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 756,256, dated April 5,1904.

Application filed January 2, 1904.

T alZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that HENRY S. MAoGrREeoR, deceased, late a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahogaand State of Ohio, of whose estate I, Ross J. MAoGREeoR, of Cleveland,Ohio,

I am administratrix, did invent new and useful Improvements inBook-Sewing Benches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to benches used in sewing books byhand, and is characterized especially by improvements with respect tothe manner of holding the cords or tapes to which the signatures aresewed and also with respect to an improved overhanging support for suchcords,the standards for which are set back from the edge of the bench,so as not to interfere with the arms of the sewer.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the bench. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 3is a cross-section.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the table or bed ofthe bench, and this has at its front edge a recess, in which is fitted acasting 7, the top edge of which isv flush with the top of the table.This casting has a channel or recess in the face thereof, formingflanges 8, the upper of which is undercut, as at 8, to receive thepoints of blocks 9, which are wedged in the channel to hold the cords 10in place; The channel extends along the Whole front face of thecasting,so that the blocks and cords may be located in any desiredposition.

At 11 are indicated tubular standards,which support the upper bar 12, towhich the cords are fastened at the upper end to stretch the same. Thesestandards 11 are fitted at the bottom into castings 11 of considerablesize, which castings are let into the bed or table from the under sidethereof, the intent and result being to give a firm and substantial basefor the standards. The standards are set back a considerable distancefrom thefront edge of the table, so as to give a large clearance infront for the hands and arms of the operator.

Serial No. 187,591. (No model.)

At the top the standards have forwardly-projecting arms 14, which are ofsufficient length to bring the front edge of the bar 12 directly overthe front edge of the table. The bar 12 is mounted upon hinge members15, which are pivoted at the rear end at 16 between cars 17 projectingat the top of the standards. The bar 12 is carried fast upon these hingemembers, and to lift the bar and strain the cords hand-screws 18 areused. These are tapped through bosses formed on the outer ends of thearms, and the screws bear at their ends against the under side of thehinge members 15. Manipulation of the screws will raiseor lower thehinge members and the bar 12 in an obvious manner.

In the front edge of the bar is fixed in all respects similar to thecasting 7. It has a channel with an undercut flange to receive thewedge-blocks 9, which bind the cords in the same manner as aboveindicated with respect to the table edge.

In the use of the bench the cords or tapes are fastened at the lowerends in the casting at the edge of the table by means of thewedgeblocks' 9 and are then fastened at the top in a similar manner inthe casting at the front edge of the cross-bar 12. They are thenstretched taut by means of the hand-screws, and are thus held in properposition for sewing the signatures thereto, the signatures being placedagainst the twines, as indicated at 20, in a manner common in the art.It-will be seen that the overhang produced by the. arms 14 permits thestandards to be set back, so that they are well out of the way of theoperator, and the means for fastening the cords at the ends are simpleand effective and also permit the cords to be fastened at any placealong the length of the channel in the plates 7 and 7 The bench may thusbe easily accommodated to books of different sizes, and" any desirednumber of twines or tapes may be used.

What is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent,'is

1. Abook-sewing bench comprising atable, standards thereon set back fromthe front edge thereof, a cross-bar supported on the standards andprojecting forwardly over the 12 a casting 7 front of the table, andfastenings for cords 0r tapes at the front edge of said table and bar.

2. A book-sewing bench comprising a table and a cross-bar supportedabove the same, castings having channels, in the front edges of thetable and bar, and Wedge-blocks fitting the channels and constructed tofasten cords 0r tapes therein.

3. A book-sewingbench comprisingatable,

standards thereon, a cross-bar hinged to the top of the standards,cord-fastenings at the front of the table and bar, and means to turn thecross-bar on its hinges.

4. A book-sewing bench comprisinga table, standards thereon, .set backfrom the front edge thereof and having forwardly-projecting arms at thetop, a vertically-adjustable cross-bar supported on the arms, andcord-fastening devices on the table and cross-bar.

5. The combination with a table, of standards thereon having forwardlyprojecting arms at the top, a cross-bar hinged to the top of thestandards, adjusting-screws between the arms and the bar, andcord-fastening deviceson the table and bar.

In testimony WhereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROSE J. MACGREGOR, Aelim'ez/istmtm'ee 0f the estate 0 f [lenry S. Mm-

Gregor, deceased. Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, LOTTIE NEWBURN.

